The state proceeds from the principle of avoiding unjustified interference in transport industry.

HOW POLITICAL CONNECTIONS OF RUSSIAN TRANSPORTATION FIRMS INFLUENCE THEIR INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Mid-term report for class

International Business Strategy

by the 1^st year MIB students

Roman Shapurko

and

Elena Shatalova

St. Petersburg

INTRODUCTION

State Regulation of transportation is an objective reality

In accordance with the program documents of the government, transport is one of the sections of the economy, which is critical from the point of view of satisfying public needs and ensuring steady functioning and development of the economy as a whole.

The principle of separating the government objectives of industry regulation and fulfillment of private enterprises’ operational functions underlies the transport strategy. At the same time the state, while limiting its functions as an operating entity, strengthens its role as a regulator of market relations and remains responsible for the safety of the transport process, the state of transport infrastructure, the provision of transport services in sectors where the market is still underdeveloped.

While accepting definite typological and regional differences in the transport system, at the macro level, the state considers transport as a single entity for control.

Coordinated development and organization of the interaction of different types of transport make the industry not simply the sum of individual industries, but a single system, which provides an additional systemic effect for transport users.

The unity of government transport management means:

· development based on the common principles of the legal framework of transport

· development based on the common principles of state regulation of all modes of transport;

· balanced allocation of budgetary resources between the different modes of transport;

· coordination of infrastructure development of different modes of transport;

· coordination of provision of security and defense with transport;

· reconciliation of interests and joint efforts of different levels of the executive branch in the development of the transport system and merging of transportation systems in individual regions,

· regulation of inter-modal competition;

· formation of single information space in transport;

· Reconciliation of interests and joint efforts of government and business in the development of the transport system.

The state proceeds from the principle of avoiding unjustified interference in transport industry.

State involvement in the transport activities is currently, generally speaking, redundant, both in the transport business sphere and in issues of regulation of transport activities. The economic basis for the functioning of the transport system is the competition of independent operators - suppliers of transport services and transport infrastructure. The state should end its participation as an entrepreneur in the competitive markets of shipping transportation services. With regards to infrastructure services, its usage needs to be commercialized, and private operators need to be attracted for its establishment and operation. In the future, gradual privatization of individual elements of the transport infrastructure is possible. In sectors where privatization is not possible, the state should encourage the use of different forms of public-private partnership.

The State is responsible for the following spheres in the management of transport:

· Elimination of legal and administrative barriers in the process of transport of passengers and goods, and the provision of related services to them;

· Improvement of the legal framework of transport;

· Solving the problems of defense and mobilization;

· Security in transport;

· Maintenance main infrastructure in working condition;

· Development and enforcement of competition rules and terms of access to infrastructure;

· Development and monitoring of the safety standards of transport processes and the impact of transport on the environment;

· Ensuring minimum standards of transportation services for all segments of the population and regions of the country, targeted support for users or operators, in cases where the market fails to meet these standards;

· Ensuring that the development of transport infrastructure, the development of productive forces;

· Ensuring the integration of the transport system of Russia in the global transportation system, including as part of the integration processes in the post-Soviet space;

· Implementation of structural reforms in transport.

Areas in which the state encourages and supports the changes are:

· Development of competition in the transport market;

· Creating the conditions for innovation in transport;

· Implementation of investment projects, particularly important for the elimination of "bottlenecks" and "missing links" in the transport infrastructure;

· Development of export of transport services and the creation of favorable conditions for domestic transport operator in international transport markets;

· Increasing the availability of transportation services for the most disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities.

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